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Arizona history is rich in legends of America's Old West. It was here that the great Indian chiefs Geronimo and Cochise led their people against the frontiersmen.Tombstone Arizona. Was the site of the West's most famous shoot-out—the gunfight at the O.K Coral. Today, Arizona has one of the largest U.S. Indian populations; more than 14 tribes are represented on 20 reservations.

Manufacturing has become Arizona's most important industry. Principal products include electrical, communications, and aeronautical items. The state produces over half of the country's copper. Agriculture is also important to the state's economy. Top commodities are cattle and calves, dairy products, and cotton. In 1973 one of the world's most massive dams, the New Cornelia Tailings, was completed near Ajo.

Capital: Phoenix

Governor: Janet Napolitano, D

U.S. Representatives; 8

Secy. of State: Jan Brewer, R (to Jan.

Treasurer: Dean Martin, R (to Jan. 2011)       

Largest county by population and area: Maricopa, 3,635,528 (2005); Coconino, 18,562 sq mi.

State parks: 28

Residents: Arizonan, Arizonian

2005 resident population est.: 5,939,292

2000 resident census population (rank): 5,130,632 (20). Male: 2,561,057 (49.9%); Female: 2,569,575 (50.1%). White: 3,873,611 (75.5%); Black: 158,873 (3.1%); American Indian: 255,879 (5.0%); Asian: 92,236 (1.8%); Other race: 596,774 (11.6%); Two or more races: 146,526 (2.9%); Hispanic/Latino: 1,295,617 (25.3%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 73.4; 65 and over: 13.0; median age: 34.2.

Number of counties: 15

Origin of name: Uncertain. Perhaps from the O'odham Indian word for “little spring”

10 largest cities (2005 est.): Phoenix, 1,461,575; Tucson, 515,526; Mesa, 442,780; Glendale, 239,435; Chandler, 234,939; Scottsdale, 226,013; Gilbert, 173,989; Tempe, 161,143; Peoria, 138,200; Yuma, 84,688

Land area: 113,635 sq mi. (294,315 sq km)

Arizona Information

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 Orchestra          Castle                                   State Park       Contemporarly

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 Amuseument   Blue Palo Verde       Herbeger

  Park Ride      Desert Bontainical      Theatre

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